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Eurostar has announced its plans to operate double-decker trains in the UK for the first time.
The rail operator will purchase up to 50 two-storey trains for use across its entire network, connecting London St Pancras with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam via the Channel Tunnel.
A two billion euro (£1.7 billion) agreement has been reached with French manufacturer Alstom to build the trains in factories in France, where the manufacturer has it
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